Daniel W. Austin was born on 20. Jan. 1841 at Lyons, Wayne County, New York. He was the son of
John Colburn Austin and
Caroline Elizabeth Barclay. Daniel W. Austin married
Maria Julia Hewitt on 17. Apr. 1861 at Mendon, Adams County, Illinois; Ref #1672; 1. Daniel W. Austin was a farmer on 11. Jun. 1880.
Daniel W. Austin and
Maria Julia Hewitt appeared on the census of 11. Jun. 1880 at Keene Twp., Adams County, Illinois.
Daniel W. Austin and
Maria Julia Hewitt appeared on the census of 3. May. 1910 at Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri; 9 chiodren, 7 living.
Daniel W. Austin appeared on the census of 12. Feb. 1920 at Brookfield Twp., Linn County, Missouri. He died on 10. Jun. 1920 at Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri, at age 79. Brookfield Gazette, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri, June 12, 1920
Another Civil War Veteran Answers The Final Roll Call. Falls From the Thinned and Fast Vanishing Ranks of Veterans.
Daniel W. Austin, the civil war veteran and well known and highly esteemed citizen, after a brief but painful illness passed to the final rest - answered the roll call that comes to each and every one upon this earth, Thursday morning.
A week since, at this writing, his many friends were cheered over the fact that he was impoving and that there was bright prospect for his recovery, but it was not to be. There came a change for the worse that neither the tender care he received nor the skill of his physicians could check.
Mr. Austin was born at Rochester, New York, January 20, 1841; came with his parents to Adams County, Illinois when a child two years old.
He was married to Miss Maria J. Hewitt April 17, 1861, and removed to Chariton county, this state, in 1885, where he successfully engaged in farming until he became a citizen of Brookfield 17 years ago, where he has since made his home. His wife died March 8, 1912.
He is survived by three daughters - Mrs. Letty Trimble and Mrs. Ada Martin, residents of the state of California, and Mrs. Maggie Seals, of Meadville; four sons John, of Mendon, Ills., and Prescott, Frank and Ed, of Brookfield, all of whom, with two brothers, Cornelius and William, of Mendon, Illinois, were with him as his days in this world drew to a close. A cousin -- Harvey Chittenden, of Mendon -- also came to bid farewell to his kinsman.
Loyal to his country and his country's flag during all his life, he answered the call to the colors made by the great president by enlisting in Company K, 118th Illinois Infantry Volunteers, August 25, 1861, in which command he served with the exception of a time as orderly connected with the staff of General U. S. Grant, until December, 1865, a service of more that 50 months.
The funeral will be from the home, 1003 main street, today, Saturday at 2 o'clock, p. m., the service conducted by Rev. D. M. Trout, pasteor of Park Baptist church.
Brookfield Gazette, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri, June 19, 1920
Last Sad Rites
The large attendance and wealth of floral offerings at the funeral of Daniel W. Austin from the home Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock showed the high esteem in which he was held by his comrades and by his fellow citizens.
The service at the home, was, as announced last week, conducted by Rev. D. M. Trout, pastor of the Park Baptist church.
Pallbearers were F. M. Lomax,P. J. McNamara, F. O. Kelley, R. J. Lambert, Walter Brownlee and Charles Tooey.
Homorary pallbearers and escort were civil war veterans W. T. Kimber, F. A. Hawkins, George B. Miller, J. R. Ramsay, Ed T. Brott, Levi Miles, J. J. Hendricks, W. D. Clark, J. S. Neiman, J. V. Martin and Geo. W. Martin.
The service at the cemetery was the ritual service of the Grand Army of the Republic conducted by the local Grand Army post; of which Mr. Austin became a member March 14, 1909.
And the wailing notes of the bugle have sounded "lights out" for another comrade who will be sadly missed. He was buried at Rose Hill Cemetery, Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri.